sintaxis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin syntaxis (“arrangement of words”), from Ancient Greek σύνταξις (súntaxis, “a putting together in order, arranging”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + τάξις (táxis, “arranging, arrangement”), from τάσσω (tássō, “to arrange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sinˈtaɡsis/ [sĩn̪ˈt̪aɣ̞.sis]
• Rhymes: -aɡsis
• Syllabification: sin‧ta‧xis

Noun

sintaxis f (plural sintaxis)

1. syntax

Derived terms

• morfosintaxis

 

Related terms

• sintáctico
• sintagma

 

Further reading

• “sintaxis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014